Artwork Requirements

Please review the following information before submitting artwork. To ensure the best image quality on your customized products, it is important that you provide artwork in a certain form. Read on for more information about different types of image files, as well as a summary of the various kinds of product decoration that Staples Promotional Products offers.

To provide you with the quickest and most efficient service, we prefer to receive artwork in a usable vector format. In fact, we won't charge you an artwork fee if you provide one of the following usable vector formats:Adobe Illustrator (8.0-CS4) files in an AI or EPS format with all fonts converted to outlines. We can also accept vector PDFs.

Note: Changing the file name to an .eps extension does not change the file type.

Don't have a vector file? Don't worry. We can convert other file types into a usable vector format, including:

Adobe Photoshop files in .eps or .tif format at 300dpi resolution and at actual print size or larger than intended final imprint. Be sure to also send us any font files, saved as .ttf, or list the fonts if you do not have them.

The following file types will require more attention and may slow the process of your order:

Low resolution .jpg, .gif or Bitmap images. This includes images dragged off of a website, which are made to load quickly and have a lower image quality. For more information on bitmap images please read “What is the difference between vector and raster files?”

QuarkXpress, Pagemaker, CorelDraw, Publisher or Freehand files or any artwork imported into a word processing program such as Microsoft Word, WordPerfect, PowerPoint, Publisher, etc.

Photos. They cannot be clearly reproduced and are therefore not considered to be imprintable artwork.

Still not sure if you have the right kind of artwork file? Contact us. We can help you.